Picnic Season

I’m back! I took an unexpected blogging break. Paul’s parents have been in town and it has been so awesome to have free and willing babysitters around the clock. Paul and I have been running around the city like two little kids. We’ve spent every night walking until the wee hours of the morning. And during the day we’ve been: taking intensive French classes, riding all over Paris on bikes (Paris has an awesome public bike system), and we’ve been having picnics and eating ice cream like crazy. I do not want this to end, it has been paradise! Yesterday after French class we ended up on Ile St Louis. On the right bank of the island it is quiet and serene so we had a picnic. While we were sitting there a little mama duck came by with her babies. Adorable! We followed up the strenuous activity of picnicking with an ice cream cone. (I think its an actual law that you have to purchase an icecream cone while on Ile St Louis. Ha!)

(ps: Watch later this week for how to create the perfect Parisian picnic.)

I was in Paris for Semana Santa in April this year and Ill St. Louis was my absolute favorite. We ate at the cutest little crepe shop, slowly wandered the streets and ate paninis along the river. I LOVE Paris and am enjoying reading about your life there. If I spoke French instead of Spanish I’d definitely be spending my 2 years abroad in Paris instead of Madrid. It’s the best city.

I was in Paris in April and visited this same spot! I also got one of those street food panini/soda combo deals and it was amazing (and affordable!). Though the Cokes can be quite pricey as I’m sure you’ve noticed!

Ahhh… what a dream you are living! I cannot wait to get back to visit Paris again.

I love your dress in these shots. Actually, I love all the dresses and skirts that you don. I’m currently nursing now and I find it REALLY difficult to wear dresses because hardly anything is nursing-friendly. Any tips or can you reference the dress you have on in these shots? I really miss dresses. Wearing a skirt and nurse-friendly shirt to church each week (with the exception of two dresses from Express that miraculously work) is so boring.

We also had the most amazing time visiting Ile St Louis and eating icecream when we were there in 2006. We got a whole bunch of pictures on that exact staircase you were at. In our pictures, my niece is covered in chocolate icecream…. thanks for the reminder of our trip as well.

What lovely photos…can’t wait for the Paris picnic how-to! You know, I’d be willing to move to Paris and be a nanny…then you can run around Paris with your hubby all day every day. hehe…. Seriously though, it must have been really lovely to have your in-laws visit. Glad you’re back to blogging

I can totally relate to how you feel about living in Paris. My husband & I moved to Hanoi with our 2 year old last year. And now its time to go back.. I have loved every moment we spent here, the biking, the lakes, the little bit of french everywhere, the museums..I did not want this to end but it has & a bit prematurely at that.. Make the most of your stay there..And keep writing. Paris is on my destination list for 2011. Loved your blog !

Love the posts on Paris!! Just started following your blog and really enjoy it! I was wondering if it’s possible to have to link to your Guide to Paris fixed? I was trying to open it and couldn’t. I was planning on visiting Paris in the fall and from all the comments it seems like your guide to the city of lights is really awesome!

This is one of the best blog posts Ive read in a long time, anywhere! I was completely transported and cant stop thinking about it…Im dreaming of Paris now. Thanks for filling my head with new dreams and inspiration!

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Oh Happy Day is a party and lifestyle blog based in San Francisco. We just moved back after spending a year in Paris, France. We love to throw parties and make things!